Chomo Yummo (Chinese: 卓木玉莫峰; pinyin: Zhuōmù yùmò fēng) is a 6,829 m (22,405 ft) mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Sikkim in India and Tibet in China.
| Chomo Yummo | |
|---|---|
 Chomo Yummo from near Gurudongmar Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,829[1] m (22,405 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,557 m (5,108 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°2′1″N 88°32′42″E / 28.03361°N 88.54500°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
The term Chomo means "goddess" or "lady" in Tibetan.[2]
History
editUn-named sherpas were the first to summit this mountain. Chomo Yummo was then climbed, sometime much later, in 1911 by the Scottish alpinist Alexander Kellas with the help of sherpas.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chomo Yummo".
- ^ McCue, Gary (1 October 2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-86385-266-4. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "AAC Publications - Asia, India, Sikkim Himalaya, Northern Sikkim, Various Ascents".